Where is First Baptist Church of Shreveport located?

First Baptist Church of Shreveport is at 543 Ockley Drive, Shreveport, LA, 71106.

What time are services at First Baptist Church of Shreveport?

First Baptist Church of Shreveport meets Wednesday at 12:30pm. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist Church of Shreveport?

First Baptist Church of Shreveport in Shreveport, LA is a Baptist church. It is one of 129 Baptist congregations in Shreveport.

First Baptist Church of Shreveport

First Baptist Church of Shreveport is a Baptist church at 543 Ockley Drive in Shreveport, LA 71106. It is one of 535 churches in Shreveport, and one of 129 Baptist congregations in the city.

The Academy for the Arts at First Baptist Church of Shreveport seeks to teach and train students of all ages in music, dance, theater, and the visual arts.

Wheelchair accessible

543 Ockley Drive, Shreveport, LA, 71106

Service times

Wednesday 12:30pm–1:20pm

Phone: (318) 865-8414

First Baptist Church of Shreveport is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,388 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Louisiana — 71,872 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

Ministries at First Baptist Church of Shreveport

Music Ministry
Outreach Team
Baptist Builders
Homebound Helpers

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The community around First Baptist Church of Shreveport

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression, and about 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

Social Isolation: 33.0%
Depression: 27.8%
Unemployment: 6.8% (1.4–12.8%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Shreveport city is served by 224 churches — about one congregation for every 690 residents.

Churches near First Baptist Church of Shreveport

First United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
Gladstone Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
First Church of Christ Scientist — 0.9 mi away
Grace Presbyterian Church — 0.9 mi away
Clearview Church — 0.9 mi away
The Life Journey Church — 0.9 mi away
Kings Highway Christian Church — 1 mi away
Grace Presbyterian Church — 1 mi away
Dunlap Presbyterian Church — 1 mi away
MOOR — 1.1 mi away

More Baptist churches nearby

Gladstone Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
New Testament Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away
Heritage Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away
Broadmoor Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away
Caddo Heights Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away

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